Second Bush-Era White House Official Endorses Clinton Over Trump

In the Republican presidential primary season, the score was Donald Trump 1, Bush Clan 0. But as the general election campaign gets under way, Trump has taken his second hit from a former Bush White House official who has announced support for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton instead of the GOP nominee.

Brent Scowcroft, who served as National Security Adviser under President George H.W. Bush, endorsed Clinton Wednesday, saying she has the “wisdom and experience to lead our country at this critical time.

“She has spent her entire career in public service working to improve the lives of the American people, and helping the United States lead a more secure and peaceful world,” he said.

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Last week, Richard Armitage, who served as Deputy Secretary of State under President George W. Bush, endorsed Clinton.

However, not all of the Bush-era officials who have taken sides in the 2016 presidential contest have abandoned the Republican Party. Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton, former Vice President Dick Cheney, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, and former press secretary Ari Fleischer have all come down on Trump’s side.

During the primary season, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush was the foil for many of Trump’s jabs. Trump also criticized George W. Bush’s post-9/11 plans and the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Trump is not unaware the Bush family and its allies are unlikely to support him. He recently suggested, for example, that Jeb Bush was linked to the latest effort to deny Trump the GOP nomination at the party’s convention.

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“By the way, Jeb is working on the movement, just so you understand,” Trump said. “I love competition like that. I love it.”